diff --git a/tools/aapt2/ResourceParser.cpp b/tools/aapt2/ResourceParser.cpp
index 773edc3..a2383ac 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/ResourceParser.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/ResourceParser.cpp
@@ -546,15 +546,25 @@
       {"symbol", std::mem_fn(&ResourceParser::ParseSymbol)},
   });
 
-  std::string resource_type = parser->element_name();
-  out_resource->flag = GetFlag(parser);
-  std::string error;
-  auto flag_status = GetFlagStatus(out_resource->flag, options_.feature_flag_values, &error);
-  if (flag_status) {
-    out_resource->flag_status = flag_status.value();
-  } else {
-    diag_->Error(android::DiagMessage(source_.WithLine(parser->line_number())) << error);
-    return false;
+  std::string_view resource_type = parser->element_name();
+  if (auto flag = GetFlag(parser)) {
+    if (options_.flag) {
+      diag_->Error(android::DiagMessage(source_.WithLine(parser->line_number()))
+                   << "Resource flag are not allowed both in the path and in the file");
+      return false;
+    }
+    out_resource->flag = std::move(flag);
+    std::string error;
+    auto flag_status = GetFlagStatus(out_resource->flag, options_.feature_flag_values, &error);
+    if (flag_status) {
+      out_resource->flag_status = flag_status.value();
+    } else {
+      diag_->Error(android::DiagMessage(source_.WithLine(parser->line_number())) << error);
+      return false;
+    }
+  } else if (options_.flag) {
+    out_resource->flag = options_.flag;
+    out_resource->flag_status = options_.flag_status;
   }
 
   // The value format accepted for this resource.
@@ -571,7 +581,7 @@
 
     // Items have their type encoded in the type attribute.
     if (std::optional<StringPiece> maybe_type = xml::FindNonEmptyAttribute(parser, "type")) {
-      resource_type = std::string(maybe_type.value());
+      resource_type = maybe_type.value();
     } else {
       diag_->Error(android::DiagMessage(source_.WithLine(parser->line_number()))
                    << "<item> must have a 'type' attribute");
@@ -594,7 +604,7 @@
 
     // Bags have their type encoded in the type attribute.
     if (std::optional<StringPiece> maybe_type = xml::FindNonEmptyAttribute(parser, "type")) {
-      resource_type = std::string(maybe_type.value());
+      resource_type = maybe_type.value();
     } else {
       diag_->Error(android::DiagMessage(source_.WithLine(parser->line_number()))
                    << "<bag> must have a 'type' attribute");